<description>&lt;p&gt;The non-profit sector is massive. According to Statistics Canada, in 2022 the non-profit sector accounted for over 8 percent of GDP – contributing more than $216 billion to the economy. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Non-profits operate in many spaces, but are essential parts of the healthcare, housing, and education systems. Non-profits exist to serve communities and fill essential functions not covered, or only partially covered, by the state or private market; they’re also sometimes in competition with other sectors, or at least in tension with them, and with one another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s complicated stuff. And when you add changing technologies, trends, economic conditions, and domestic and geopolitical considerations, making a non-profit work is even trickier. So how do non-profit organizations work – or not? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Brooke Struck, strategy facilitator and the founder and CEO of the firm &lt;a href="http://convergehere.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);"&gt;Converge&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Open to Debate with David Moscrop

Canada 2020

How do non-profit organizations work – or not?

SEP 17, 202444 MIN
Open to Debate with David Moscrop

How do non-profit organizations work – or not?

SEP 17, 202444 MIN

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<p>The non-profit sector is massive. According to Statistics Canada, in 2022 the non-profit sector accounted for over 8 percent of GDP – contributing more than $216 billion to the economy. </p><p></p><p>Non-profits operate in many spaces, but are essential parts of the healthcare, housing, and education systems. Non-profits exist to serve communities and fill essential functions not covered, or only partially covered, by the state or private market; they’re also sometimes in competition with other sectors, or at least in tension with them, and with one another.</p><p></p><p>It’s complicated stuff. And when you add changing technologies, trends, economic conditions, and domestic and geopolitical considerations, making a non-profit work is even trickier. So how do non-profit organizations work – or not? </p><p></p><p>On this episode of Open to Debate, David Moscrop talks with Brooke Struck, strategy facilitator and the founder and CEO of the firm <a href="http://convergehere.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Converge</a>. </p>